Rolly Romero bursts into Welterweight, Ryan Garcia falls: Who’s up and down in the ranking?

The boxing world vibrated this weekend with the participation of several renowned fighters, including three leaders of their respective divisions. Canelo Álvarez, in super middleweight; Teofimo López, in super lightweight; and Naoya Inoue, in super featherweight, were victorious, consolidating their number one position in their categories.

In addition, Rafael Espinoza, in featherweight, maintained his second place after an outstanding performance.

On the other hand, Ryan Garcia, after serving a one-year suspension for doping, suffered a unanimous decision loss to Rolando “Rolly” Romero, preventing him from entering the welterweight top 10. Romero, in his debut at 147 pounds, did manage to enter the ranking, placing at number 9. Devin Haney, number 2 at 140 pounds, moved up to welterweight and defeated José Ramírez by unanimous decision, positioning himself at number 5 in the division.

Another relevant change is that of Jaime Munguia, who, after avenging his defeat against Bruno Surace, rises to sixth place, while Surace descends to seventh.

These boxing rankings highlight the best athletes in each weight category. Recent results and the performance of the boxers are key factors in updating these lists. Fighters who move to a new division will be included in the ranking of that category, once they have fought a bout there. Champions who hold titles in two divisions may be ranked in both.

Those boxers who have not competed in the last 12 months and have no scheduled fights will be removed from the rankings until they compete again. Likewise, any boxer who tests positive for prohibited substances will be excluded and may re-enter after their next fight.

Divisional Standings

• Heavyweight
• Cruiserweight
• Light Heavyweight
• Super Middleweight
• Middleweight
• Super Welterweight
• Welterweight
• Super Lightweight
• Lightweight
• Super Featherweight
• Featherweight
• Super Featherweight
• Bantamweight
• Super Bantamweight
• Flyweight
• Light Flyweight
• Strawweight

Heavy

Oleksandr Usyk defeats Tyson Fury by unanimous decision in the rematch

Oleksandr Usyk retains the heavyweight championship after defeating Tyson Fury by decision, this time unanimous, in an epic rematch.

1. Oleksandr Usyk Previous ranking: 1
   Record: 23-0, 14 KOs
   Last: Won (UD12) Tyson Fury, December 21
   Next: To be announced
2. Tyson Fury Previous ranking: 2
   Record: 34-2-1, 24 KOs
   Last: Lost (UD12) Oleksandr Usyk, December 21
   Next: To be announced
3. Daniel Dubois Previous ranking: 3
   Record: 22-2, 21 KOs
   Last: Won (KO5) Anthony Joshua, September 21
   Next: To be announced
4. Joseph Parker Previous ranking: 4
   Record: 36-3, 24 KOs
   Last: Won (TKO2) Martin Bakole, February 22
   Next: To be announced
5. Agit Kabayel Previous ranking: 5
   Record: 26-0, 18 KOs
   Last: Won (KO6) Zhilei Zhang, February 22
   Next: To be announced
6. Anthony Joshua Previous ranking: 6
   Record: 28-4, 25 KOs
   Last: Lost (KO5) Daniel Dubois, September 21
   Next: To be announced
7. Filip Hrgovic Previous ranking: 7
   Record: 18-1, 14 KOs
   Last: Won (UD10) Joe Joyce, April 5
   Next: To be announced
8. Zhilei Zhang Previous ranking: 8
   Record: 27-3-1, 22 KOs
   Last: Lost (KO6) Agit Kabayel, February 22
   Next: To be announced
9. Andy Ruiz Jr. Previous ranking: 10
   Record: 35-2-1, 22 KOs
   Last: Draw (MD12) Jarrell Miller, August 3
   Next: To be announced
10. Martin Bakole Previous ranking: 9
    Record: 21-2-1, 16 KOs
    Last: Draw (MD12) Efe Ajagba, May 3
    Next: To be announced

Cruise

1. Jai Opetaia     Previous Ranking: 1
   Record: 27-0, 21 KOs
   Last: Won (KO4) David Nyika, January 8
   Next: May 13 vs. Claudio Squeo
2. Gilberto Ramírez     Previous Ranking: 2
   Record: 46-1, 30 KOs
   Last: Won (UD12) Chris Billam-Smith, November 16
   Next: June 28 vs. Yuniel Dorticos
3. Mairis Briedis     Previous Ranking: 3
   Record: 28-3, 20 KOs
   Last: Lost (UD12) Jai Opetaia, May 18
   Next: To be announced
4. Chris Billam-Smith     Previous Ranking: 4
   Record: 21-2, 13 KOs
   Last: Won (UD12) Brandon Glanton, April 26
   Next: To be announced
5. Badou Jack     Previous Ranking: N/R
   Record: 29-3-3, 17 KOs
   Last: Won (MD12) Norair Mikaeljan, May 3
   Next: To be announced
6. Norair Mikaeljan     Previous Ranking: 6
   Record: 27-3, 12 KOs
   Last: Lost (MD12) Badou Jack, May 3
   Next: To be announced
7. Aleksei Papin     Previous Ranking: 7
   Record: 18-1, 17 KOs
   Last: Won (TKO5) Felix Valera, August 30
   Next: To be announced
8. Michal Cieslak     Previous Ranking: 8
   Record: 27-2, 21 KOs
   Last: Won (TKO3) Felix Valera, October 26
   Next: To be announced
9. Ryan Rozicki     Previous Ranking: 9
   Record: 20-1-1, 19 KOs
   Last: Draw (MD12) Yamil Peralta, December 7
   Next: To be announced
10. Yamil Peralta     Previous Ranking: 10
    Record: 17-1-1, 9 KOs
    Last: Draw (MD12) Ryan Rozicki, December 7
    Next: To be announced

Semipesado

The numbers behind Bivol’s victory in the rematch against Beterbiev

1. Dmitry Bivol     Previous Ranking: 1
   Record: 24-1, 12 KOs
   Last: Won (MD12) Artur Beterbiev, February 22
   Next: To be announced
2. Artur Beterbiev     Previous Ranking: 2
   Record: 21-1, 20 KOs
   Last: Lost (MD12) Dmitry Bivol, February 22
   Next: To be announced
3. David Benavidez     Previous Ranking: 3
   Record: 30-0, 24 KOs
   Last: Won (UD12) David Morrell Jr., February 1
   Next: To be announced
4. David Morrell Jr.     Previous Ranking: 4
   Record: 11-1, 9 KOs
   Last: Lost (UD12) David Benavidez, February 1
   Next: To be announced
5. Callum Smith     Previous Ranking: 5
   Record: 31-2, 22 KOs
   Last: Won (UD12) Joshua Buatsi, February 22
   Next: To be announced
6. Joshua Buatsi     Previous Ranking: 6
   Record: 19-1, 13 KOs
   Last: Lost (UD12) Callum Smith, February 22
   Next: To be announced
7. Anthony Yarde     Previous Ranking: 7
   Record: 27-3, 24 KOs
   Last: Won (UD12) Lyndon Arthur, April 26
   Next: To be announced
8. Oleksandr Gvozdyk     Previous Ranking: 8
   Record: 21-2, 17 KOs
   Last: Won (KO3) Anthony Hollaway, April 19
   Next: To be announced
9. Albert Ramirez     Previous Ranking: 9
   Record: 20-0, 17 KOs
   Last: Won (TKO3) Marko Calic, February 6
   Next: To be announced
10. Willy Hutchinson     Previous Ranking: 10
    Record: 18-2, 13 KOs
    Last: Lost (SD12) Joshua Buatsi, September 21
    Next: To be announced

Supermedium

Canelo Álvarez, arriba, mantuvo su puesto número 1 en supermediano con victorias sobre Jaime Munguia y Edgar Berlanga en 2024.

1. Canelo Alvarez Previous Ranking: 1
   Record: 63-2-2, 39 KOs
   Last: Won (UD12) William Scull, May 3
   Next: September 12 vs. Terence Crawford
2. Christian Mbilli Previous Ranking: 2
   Record: 28-0, 23 KOs
   Last: Won (UD10) Sergiy Derevyanchenko, August 17
   Next: June 27 vs. Maciej Sulecki
3. Caleb Plant Previous Ranking: 3
   Record: 23-2, 14 KOs
   Last: Won (TKO9) Trevor McCumby, September 14
   Next: May 13 vs. Jose Armando Resendiz
4. Diego Pacheco Previous Ranking: 4
   Record: 23-0, 18 KOs
   Last: Won (UD12) Steven Nelson, January 25
   Next: To be announced
5. Edgar Berlanga Previous Ranking: 6
   Record: 23-1, 18 KOs
   Last: Won (TKO1) Jonathan Gonzalez-Ortiz, March 15
   Next: July 12 vs. Hamzah Sheeraz
6. Jaime Munguia Previous Ranking: 8
   Record: 45-2, 35 KOs
   Last: Won (UD12) Bruno Surace, May 3
   Next: To be announced
7. Bruno Surace Previous Ranking: 5
   Record: 26-1-2, 5 KOs
   Last: Lost (UD12) Jaime Munguia, May 3
   Next: To be announced
8. Osleys Iglesias Previous Ranking: 7
   Record: 13-0, 12 KOs
   Last: Won (TKO5) Petro Ivanov, November 7
   Next: To be announced
9. Bektemir Melikuziev Previous Ranking: 10
   Record: 15-1, 10 KOs
   Last: Won (SD12) David Stevens, November 2
   Next: To be announced
10. William Scull Previous Ranking: 9
    Record: 23-1, 9 KOs
    Last: Lost (UD12) Canelo Alvarez, May 3
    Next: To be announced

Medium

Janibek Alimkhanuly stops Vincenzo Gualtieri in the sixth round

1. Janibek Alimkhanuly Classification: 1
   Record: 17-0, 12 KOs
   Last: Won (TKO5) Anauel Ngamissengue, April 5
   Next: To be announced
2. Carlos Adames Classification: 2
   Record: 24-1-1, 18 KOs
   Last: Draw (SD12) Hamzah Sheeraz, February 22
   Next: To be announced
3. Hamzah Sheeraz Classification: 3
   Record: 21-0-1, 17 KOs
   Last: Draw (SD12) Carlos Adames, February 22
   Next: July 12 vs. Edgar Berlanga
4. Erislandy Lara Classification: 4
   Record: 31-3-3, 19 KOs
   Last: Won TKO9) Danny Garcia, September 14
   Next: To be announced
5. Chris Eubank Jr. Classification: 5
   Record: 35-3, 25 KOs
   Last: Won (UD12) Conor Benn, April 26
   Next: To be announced
6. Conor Benn Classification: N/R
   Record: 23-1, 14 KOs
   Last: Lost (UD12) Chris Eubank Jr., April 26
   Next: To be announced
7. Anauel Ngamissengue Classification: 7
   Record: 14-1, 9 KOs
   Last: Lost (TKO5) Janibek Alimkhanuly, April 5
   Next: To be announced
8. Etinosa Oliha Classification: 8
   Record: 21-0, 9 KOs
   Last: Won (TKO3) Alexander Pavlov, September 14
   Next: To be announced
9. Fiodr Czerkaszyn Classification: 9
   Record: 26-1, 16 KOs
   Last: Won (TKO2) Patrick Allotey, February 1
   Next: To be announced
10. Kyrone Davis Classification: 10
    Record: 19-3-1, 6 KOs
    Last: Won (SD10) Elijah Garcia, June 15
    Next: To be announced

Superwelter

Terence Crawford, on the left, celebrates his close unanimous decision over Israil Madrimov by scores of 116-112, 115-113, and 115-113.

1. Terence Crawford     Previous Ranking: 1
   Record: 41-0, 31 KOs
   Last: Won (UD12) Israil Madrimov, August 3
   Next: September 12 vs. Canelo Alvarez
2. Vergil Ortiz Jr.     Previous Ranking: 2
   Record: 23-0, 21 KOs
   Last: Won (UD12) Israil Madrimov, February 22
   Next: To be announced
3. Sebastian Fundora     Previous Ranking: 3
   Record: 22-1-1, 13 KOs
   Last: Won (TKO4) Chordale Booker, March 22
   Next: To be announced
4. Bakhram Murtazaliev     Previous Ranking: 4
   Record: 23-0, 17 KOs
   Last: Won (TKO3) Tim Tszyu, October 19
   Next: To be announced
5. Israil Madrimov     Previous Ranking: 5
   Record: 10-2-1, 7 KOs
   Last: Lost (UD12) Vergil Ortiz Jr., February 22
   Next: To be announced
6. Tim Tszyu     Previous Ranking: 6
   Record: 25-2, 18 KOs
   Last: Won (TKO4) Joseph Spencer, April 6
   Next: To be announced
7. Serhii Bohachuk     Previous Ranking: 7
   Record: 25-2, 24 KOs
   Last: Won (TKO6) Ishmael Davis, December 21
   Next: May 17 vs. To be announced
8. Xander Zayas     Previous Ranking: 8
   Record: 21-0, 13 KOs
   Last: Won (TKO9) Slawa Spomer, February 14
   Next: To be announced
9. Keith Thurman     Previous Ranking: 9
   Record: 31-1, 23 KOs
   Last: Won (TKO3) Brock Jarvis, March 12
   Next: To be announced
10. Jesus Ramos Jr.     Previous Ranking: 10
    Record: 23-1, 19 KOs
    Last: Won (TKO7) Guido Emmanuel Schramm, March 22
    Next: To be announced

Editor’s note: Jermell Charlo has been removed due to inactivity in the division.

Welter

Jaron Ennis celebrates his TKO victory in the fifth round over David Avanesyan at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia in July.